Medicine Hat Public Library

#mhplrecommends Best Picture-nominee, 'A Star Is Born.' Borrow this, and other Oscar-nominated films from us. And don't forget to join us this Sunday at 6pm as we roll out the red carpet (literally) for our Oscars Telecast! https://goo.gl/LNu8Ce

Rylan Stein, a beautiful soul, passed away on June 22nd. On Friday, March 1st, the Stein family and art therapist Heidi Willmer are proud to present Rylan’s Memorial Art Show at the Library on the day that would have been his 23rd birthday.
Rylan was a passionate artist, whose work showcases a unique process with plastercast and paint. Rylan found a way to express himself through the art, often relaxing into a meditative state while he was painting with soft, fluid strokes over the canvases. This was incredible to witness, as Rylan’s movements tended to be restricted by Cerebral Palsy. Making art allowed Rylan to be free, and gives us a chance to see him, and remember him, for who he truly was.
Join us to celebrate Rylan's life through his art during this very special artist reception.

We've invited the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Queen and Princess, Haley Schlenker and Abby Perrett to the Library for a special storytime and tea party!
Parents: Bring your kiddos (ages 3 - 6) dressed in their best princess/prince attire to enjoy stories about Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses, Knights, and Dragons as part of this special tea party.
Registration is required by calling 403-502-8526.

That was just their sound check!😵 Here’s a small taste of what to expect during tomorrow’s FREE Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous Concert at the Library. Join us at 7pm in the Theatre for a great performance by Pierre Schryer, Adam Dobres & Friends.

LOTS to do at MHPL this week to keep the kiddos busy! We’re closed tomorrow, open again on Tuesday with a family-friendly movies playing daily at 2pm in our theatre. We also have the Chemin Chez Nous Concert, Tech Demo Night, Teen Videogaming Night, Minecraft, LEGO, The Oscars Telecast, and much more! goo.gl/oP5wRa

Here’s a fun activity to do with the kids during the break: Join us to try some of our recent tech purchases: Nintendo Switches, PlayStation VR, and the Silhouette Cameo (make your own bookmark or vinyl decal)!
Drop-in between 7pm and 9pm on Wednesday to give ‘em a whirl.

The recent announcement of a Supervised Consumption Site in our community has been the topic of much discussion lately. In order to dispel some myths and provide education about the current overdose crisis, we have partnered with several organizations to provide a three-part public information session.
This series, called 'The Overdose Crisis: Our Community's Response' will present information on the ways that local agencies are responding to the overdose crisis. Each sessio...n will feature different speakers describing the four pillars of response: prevention, harm reduction, enforcement and treatment. Training in Naloxone overdose treatment will be available at each session.
🔹 Monday, March 4 - Part One: Overview In this first session, Corey Ranger, Clinical Lead at Safelink - HIV Community Link will provide an overview of the overdose crisis and the four pillars response - prevention, harm reduction, enforcement and treatment. Kym Porter will provide the perspective of one personally affected by the crisis.
🔹 Monday, March 11 - Part Two: Prevention and Enforcement In the second session, Taneil Zanidean from Alberta Health Services, Layne Gosling from McMan Community Services and Christa Schmidt from Medicine Hat Drug Coalition will speak on prevention through health promotion and awareness. Constable Travis Funk from Medicine Hat Police Services will speak on enforcement.
🔹 Monday, March 18 - Part Three: Treatment and Harm Reduction In the third session, Natalie Mason from Medicine Hat Addictions Clinic will describe treatment strategies and options. Rikki Fryatt from Medicine Hat Recovery Centre will explain harm reduction's role in treatment.
Space in the Library Theatre is limited, please arrive early to guarantee a seat. For those who cannot make it to the presentations, we will be filming the sessions in their entirety - be sure to follow the Library's Facebook page to be notified when the videos are available.
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Hope you had a great Valentine’s Day, Library Lovers!💘

Today on Valentine's Day, #mhplrecommends a new twist on an old love story: 'Unmarriageable' by Soniah Kamal. In this retelling of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' set in modern-day Pakistan, the five Binat sisters and their marriage-obsessed mother navigate a world where money trumps morality and double standards rule the day. Borrow this, or another great love story to keep you company today: https://goo.gl/PPxMg9.💕

What a great night of Aboriginal Culture at the Library tonight!
THANK YOU🙏 to Dakota Brant for organizing such a wonderful cultural activity! We hope to see many of you back here soon for Miywasin’s Healing & Reconciliation activities near the end of this month.
P.S., Check our story for a pretty impressive entrance from dignitaries and the Royal Canadian Legion.👌

We're rolling out the red carpet for you, Hatters! (literally... we're renting a red carpet for this event).🤩
Join us to watch the Oscars on the big screen of our Library Theatre on Sunday, February 24th at 6pm. We'll be asking the audience to participate by making category selections - those with the most number of correct predictions will win prizes!
Dressing up in your Hollywood-best is encouraged! Popcorn/water provided.📽🍿
... The full list of Oscar-nominees can be found here: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/ 2019.
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Aboriginal Culture Night is happening at MHPL this Wednesday!
Join us at 6:30pm in the Library Theatre for an interactive evening of Aboriginal dancing, drumming, and singing led by Dakota Brant of the Mohawk First Nation. He’ll also be performing a dry smudge ceremony for the audience!
This is a chance to become more tolerant and understanding by exposing yourself and your family to other cultures and cultural experiences: DO NOT miss it!

This week at the Library: Activity Afternoons, Video Game Design Club, Help Alberta’s Pain, Aboriginal Culture Night, stitching, storytimes, LEGO, movies, and more! goo.gl/oP5wRa

❗️We need your support❗️ Last night we shared with our Lovin’ the Library guests that our 2019 budget has been reduced by $87,000.
Our funding comes from multiple sources, two of which were reduced significantly this year.
... During last night’s event we shared a vision of what we could do for our library with fundraised/donated money. We’ll share that with you a bit later on, but for now we have one simple ask: Get a library card! Tell your friends to get a library card. Tell your neighbours to get a library card. Help us show our funders that this community supports their library. Vote YES for your public library!
Thank you.❤️
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Reminder Library Lovers: Tonight is our Lovin’ the Library event. Our invited guests will spend the evening with us to hear about our vision for the future and our fundraising goals (and they’ll enjoy a few cocktails and some tasty desserts, too). After tonight’s event, we’ll share our vision for the future with all of you - so stay tuned! ❤️❤️❤️ NOTE: The Library will close at 4:30pm today to help us get ready.

Okay, well... that was WAY too much FUN! ⚡️ Our Harry Potter Book Night Scavenger Hunt was a success! Twenty teams completed our search for the seven horcruxes. Fastest time was 10 minutes, slowest was 50 minutes. But regardless of how long it took them, every team told us they had a BLAST! ⚡️ We’ll definitely be planning another one for those of you who missed out this time. If you’re interested, drop a comment below with a suggestion of a day of the week and time of day t...hat works best for your family.👇 ⚡️ Stay tuned for more details to come later.
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In honour of Harry Potter Book Night and the release of a new LEGO Movie, #mhplrecommends the ‘LEGO Harry Potter Collection’ video game. Place your hold on our copy for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, or Xbox One. https://goo.gl/e6QsZ5

The seven horcruxes are ready to be hidden around the Library tomorrow for Harry Potter Book Night! Thanks to everyone who registered for our Scavenger Hunt - we are FULL! ⚡️ If you’re bummed you missed out on the hunt, call to put your name on the waiting list: If we get enough interest, we’ll run it again. ⚡️ If you still want to celebrate the magic of Harry Potter with us tomorrow, you can drop-in to make your own house button (like the ones pictured in the photo), play so...me Harry Potter games, colour some Harry Potter colouring pages, and take a photo in our Hogwarts photo booth. ⚡️ Join us tomorrow, 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
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We love everything about our library! Great staff and great events offered for kids and adults. Thanks MHPL!

The library is such a wonderful resource. My children enjoy its fantastic tween and teen events as well as books by all of their favourite authors. I enjoy its online content through the Hoopla and Overdrive apps. Perfect for a long drive. What's not to love.

The Medicine Hat public library is the best I have ever had the pleasure to visit. Their programs are diverse and interesting. So thankful to have this wonderful facility and Its hard-working, friendly and knowledgeable staff in our community. Thank you MHPL!

The MHPL has always been so amazing in its support for local artists and authors. And for that we thank you!!

Most welcoming place when I moved to the city. Amazing staff!

Love these guys! Best librarians we've ever had <3 <3 <3

I ❤️our Library & the helpful staff! I've been taking my grandkids there for years & we recently attended the Monoporead kickoff on Monday night! What a great idea to keep them reading over the summer!😎

I love the library. All the staff I have had dealings with have been most helpful. Always a nice smile, happy to help.

I love the Library! Free books/movies/magazines, lots of great events, and fantastic staff members - what's not to love?! ❤️

I booked my son's birthday party here, and everyone was extraordinary! So helpful to get things linned up, they even let me pick (of a couple movies) what movie they would show that weekend! I am so thrilled to work with such fantastic people this is not the first time they have gone over and above to help out.

Great Library! The lady tonight who helped me set my new PIN for online was so friendly and helpful. Told me I was looking for some excellent reads! And showed me how to get them faster! I am excited to read what I have, and refill!

All the many avenues you can take advantage of, just from having a library card. On line courses, Human library books just to

Mention a few of my favs

We love everything about our library! Great staff and great events offered for kids and adults. Thanks MHPL!

The library is such a wonderful resource. My children enjoy its fantastic tween and teen events as well as books by all of their favourite authors. I enjoy its online content through the Hoopla and Overdrive apps. Perfect for a long drive. What's not to love.

The Medicine Hat public library is the best I have ever had the pleasure to visit. Their programs are diverse and interesting. So thankful to have this wonderful facility and Its hard-working, friendly and knowledgeable staff in our community. Thank you MHPL!

The MHPL has always been so amazing in its support for local artists and authors. And for that we thank you!!

Most welcoming place when I moved to the city. Amazing staff!

Love these guys! Best librarians we've ever had <3 <3 <3

I ❤️our Library & the helpful staff! I've been taking my grandkids there for years & we recently attended the Monoporead kickoff on Monday night! What a great idea to keep them reading over the summer!😎

I love the library. All the staff I have had dealings with have been most helpful. Always a nice smile, happy to help.

I love the Library! Free books/movies/magazines, lots of great events, and fantastic staff members - what's not to love?! ❤️

I booked my son's birthday party here, and everyone was extraordinary! So helpful to get things linned up, they even let me pick (of a couple movies) what movie they would show that weekend! I am so thrilled to work with such fantastic people this is not the first time they have gone over and above to help out.

Great Library! The lady tonight who helped me set my new PIN for online was so friendly and helpful. Told me I was looking for some excellent reads! And showed me how to get them faster! I am excited to read what I have, and refill!

All the many avenues you can take advantage of, just from having a library card. On line courses, Human library books just to

Mention a few of my favs